Clock



April 25, 1933. Q SIMPSON 1,905,655

CLOCK Filed March 19, 1952 JAW @o7- ///lll\\\\\\ Patented Apr. 25, 1933 UNITED STATES PATET y FFEQE.

JOHN O. SIMPSON, OF BRISTOL, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR TO THE E. INGRAHAM COM- 1' PANY, OF BRISTOL, CONNECTICUT, A CORPORATION CLOCK Application led March 19, 1932. Serial No. 599,880.

'Y also resulted in a structure lacking the requisite strength and stability to withstand hard usa-ge. The employment of individual feet also rendered more diiiicult the problem of applying various finishes, such as lacquer, etc.

The main object of my present invention is to provide at a low cost for manufacture a clock having attractive and rugged supporting-means characterized by ease and convenience of assembly.

A further object of my invention is to provide a clock having unitary supportingmeans which will effectively simulate a plurality of individual feet, and at the same time possess strength and permanence to a degree superior thereto.

l/Vith the above and other objects in view, as will appear from the following, my invention consists in the combination with a clock-case, of a sheet-metal footlate having formed therein a plurality o integral, hollow, boss-like projections, and secured to the said clock-case in position to cause the latter to conceal the hollow interior of the said integral, hollow, boss-like projections. My invention further consists in a clock characterized as above and having certain features of construction and combinations and arrangements of parts as will be hereinafter described and particularly recited in the claims.

In the accompanying drawing: Fig. 1 is a face view of one form which a clock embodying my invention may assume; Fig. 2 is a view thereof in side elevation; Fig. 3 is an under-side view thereof; Fig. 4 is a broken view in transverse section, taken on the line 4--4 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 5 is a broken longitudinal sectional view taken on the line 5 5 of Fig. 2;

Fig. 6 is a horizontal sectional view taken on the line 6 6 of Fig. 1; and

Fig. 7 is a perspective view of the footplate, detached, and looking toward the under-face thereof. y

The particular `clock herein chosen for the illustration of my invention includes a. rectangular cup-shaped sheet-metal case 10 having an integral back 11 and having its otherwiseopen front closed by a bezel 12, mounting the usual dial 13 and convex crystal 14, through which latter the said dial is visible as well as the hourand minute-hands 15 and 16 respectively of the clock.

The bottom-wall 17 of the rectangular case 10 is provided with two upstanding spaced-apart bushings 18-18, each having a threaded bore 19 and secured to the said bottom-wall 17 by riveting, as at 20. The said vbushings 18--18 are respectively located adjacent the respective opposite sides of the case, as shown in Fig. 5, in position to respectivelyreceive one of two fastening-screws 21-21 extending upward through suitable perforations 22 formed in a sheet-metal footplate 23 and serving to hold the said plate against the under-faceof the said bottomwall 17 of the case 10.

At each ofits four corners,'the foot-plate 23 is downwardly struck to forni a hollow boss-like projection or foot 24, which may be of any approved form such, for instance, as the inverted pyramidal form shown.

lVith the foot-plate 23 secured in place to the under surface of the bottom-wall 17 of the case l0, it not only serves to Stiflenand reinforce the same, but the hollow character of the boss-like projections or feet 24 is concealed and to the eye a true simulation of a` plurality of individual feet is presented. The hollow projections or feet 24, however, as thus made integral with the plate 23, are definitely spaced and positioned with reference to each other and possess far more ruggedness than a similar number of separate and distinct feet individually secured to the case and relying alone thereon for anchorage. Moreover, the weight of the entire unit, including the plate 23 and its bosses 24, need not exceed the weight of as many individually-formed solid feet.

Furthermore, in the event that it is desired to color or tone the feet a different shade from the body of the case, the case itself may be lacquered or otherwise finished in appropriate color. and the foot-plate 23 similarly treated and later secured in place to the said case l0 with ease and facility.

VIf extreme lightness is desired, the footplate 23 may be skeletonized by, for instance, cutting out the metal enclosed within the dotted lines 25, shown in Fig. 7.

It will be understood by those skilled in the art that my invention may assume varied physical forms without departing; from my inventive concept and I, therefore, do not limit myself to the specific embodiment herein chosen for illustration, but only'as indicated in the appended claims.

I claim:

l. The combination with a clock-case; of a sheet-metal foot-plate having struck downwardly therefrom a plurality of integral hollow boss-like feet and secured to the under-face of the said clocl -case in position to cause the same to conceal the upper face of the said plate and the hollow interiors of the said integral boss-like feet.

2. The combination with a clock-case; of a substantially-rectangular sheet-metal footplate having struck downwardly from each of its corners an integral hollow bossdke foot and secured to the under-face of the said clock-case in position to cause the same to conceal its upper face and the hollow interiors of the said integral boss-like feet.

3. The combination with a clock-case; of a sheet-metal foot-plate having,Y formed therein a plurality of downwardly-tapering hollow boss-like feet and secured to the under-face of the said clock-case in position to cause the same to conceal its upper face and the hollow interiors of the said downwardlytapering boss-like feet.

In testimony whereof, I have signed this specification.

JOHN O. SIMPSON. 

